The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #32605 Message #1841133
Posted By: Joybell
22-Sep-06 - 05:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Rare Ould Times (Pete St. John)
Subject: RE: Origins: So ring around the rosy/Rare Ould Times
"Black as coal" is a poetic simile like "white as snow", "green as grass". I'm with Jeri.
Cheers, Joy